28 research outputs found
Cache-Aided Coded Multicast for Correlated Sources
The combination of edge caching and coded multicasting is a promising
approach to improve the efficiency of content delivery over cache-aided
networks. The global caching gain resulting from content overlap distributed
across the network in current solutions is limited due to the increasingly
personalized nature of the content consumed by users. In this paper, the
cache-aided coded multicast problem is generalized to account for the
correlation among the network content by formulating a source compression
problem with distributed side information. A correlation-aware achievable
scheme is proposed and an upper bound on its performance is derived. It is
shown that considerable load reductions can be achieved, compared to state of
the art correlation-unaware schemes, when caching and delivery phases
specifically account for the correlation among the content files.Comment: In proceeding of IEEE International Symposium on Turbo Codes and
Iterative Information Processing (ISTC), 201
Correlation-Aware Distributed Caching and Coded Delivery
Cache-aided coded multicast leverages side information at wireless edge
caches to efficiently serve multiple groupcast demands via common multicast
transmissions, leading to load reductions that are proportional to the
aggregate cache size. However, the increasingly unpredictable and personalized
nature of the content that users consume challenges the efficiency of existing
caching-based solutions in which only exact content reuse is explored. This
paper generalizes the cache-aided coded multicast problem to a source
compression with distributed side information problem that specifically
accounts for the correlation among the content files. It is shown how joint
file compression during the caching and delivery phases can provide load
reductions that go beyond those achieved with existing schemes. This is
accomplished through a lower bound on the fundamental rate-memory trade-off as
well as a correlation-aware achievable scheme, shown to significantly
outperform state-of-the-art correlation-unaware solutions, while approaching
the limiting rate-memory trade-off.Comment: In proceeding of IEEE Information Theory Workshop (ITW), 201
Sectoring in Multi-cell Massive MIMO Systems
In this paper, the downlink of a typical massive MIMO system is studied when
each base station is composed of three antenna arrays with directional antenna
elements serving 120 degrees of the two-dimensional space. A lower bound for
the achievable rate is provided. Furthermore, a power optimization problem is
formulated and as a result, centralized and decentralized power allocation
schemes are proposed. The simulation results reveal that using directional
antennas at base stations along with sectoring can lead to a notable increase
in the achievable rates by increasing the received signal power and decreasing
'pilot contamination' interference in multicell massive MIMO systems. Moreover,
it is shown that using optimized power allocation can increase 0.95-likely rate
in the system significantly
Broadcast Caching Networks with Two Receivers and Multiple Correlated Sources
The correlation among the content distributed across a cache-aided broadcast
network can be exploited to reduce the delivery load on the shared wireless
link. This paper considers a two-user three-file network with correlated
content, and studies its fundamental limits for the worst-case demand. A class
of achievable schemes based on a two-step source coding approach is proposed.
Library files are first compressed using Gray-Wyner source coding, and then
cached and delivered using a combination of correlation-unaware cache-aided
coded multicast schemes. The second step is interesting in its own right and
considers a multiple-request caching problem, whose solution requires coding in
the placement phase. A lower bound on the optimal peak rate-memory trade-off is
derived, which is used to evaluate the performance of the proposed scheme. It
is shown that for symmetric sources the two-step strategy achieves the lower
bound for large cache capacities, and it is within half of the joint entropy of
two of the sources conditioned on the third source for all other cache sizes.Comment: in Proceedings of Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and
Computers, Pacific Grove, California, November 201
A comparative survey on the effects of rhinoplasty on confidence and happiness
Introduction: With regard to the increasing aesthetic solutions through makeup and plastic surgeries, high rate of cosmetics sales in Iran, and increased office visit for plastic surgeries, the purpose of this study is to analysis the effect of rhinoplasty on self-confidence and happiness of women aged 16 to 35 who were visited in private clinics in Urmia city in December 2014.Materials and Methods: The study performed on 40 women who have undertaken rhinoplasty, 40 women who were waiting for rhinoplasty, and a group of 40 women who have not undergone rhinoplasty. Copper Smith self-esteem questionnaire including 58 questions and Oxford Happiness Questionnaire including 29 questions have been used in this study.Results: The results of student’s t-test for independent groups showed that from the aspects of self-esteem and happiness, there was a difference between the group who have done surgery and those who were standing by.Discussion and Conclusion: The findings show that self-esteem and happiness of the people who undergone rhinoplasty is equal and even more than those who were standing by for this operation or have not taken the operation.
On Coding for Cache-Aided Delivery of Dynamic Correlated Content
Cache-aided coded multicast leverages side information at wireless edge
caches to efficiently serve multiple unicast demands via common multicast
transmissions, leading to load reductions that are proportional to the
aggregate cache size. However, the increasingly dynamic, unpredictable, and
personalized nature of the content that users consume challenges the efficiency
of existing caching-based solutions in which only exact content reuse is
explored. This paper generalizes the cache-aided coded multicast problem to
specifically account for the correlation among content files, such as, for
example, the one between updated versions of dynamic data. It is shown that (i)
caching content pieces based on their correlation with the rest of the library,
and (ii) jointly compressing requested files using cached information as
references during delivery, can provide load reductions that go beyond those
achieved with existing schemes. This is accomplished via the design of a class
of correlation-aware achievable schemes, shown to significantly outperform
state-of-the-art correlation-unaware solutions. Our results show that as we
move towards real-time and/or personalized media dominated services, where
exact cache hits are almost non-existent but updates can exhibit high levels of
correlation, network cached information can still be useful as references for
network compression.Comment: To apear in IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communication
The Comparison of Community –based Education Programs in Faculties of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Introduction: Training in a real work environment, within community is an effective method of education. Continuous evaluation of community based education courses is essential for both maintaining and improving their quality. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 100 students who had passed community based education courses along with 15 faculty members teaching the same courses have been randomly selected in the faculties of Tabriz University of medical sciences. A researcher-designed questionnaire consisting questions of educational program, learning settings, teaching and assessment methods, used for data collection. The data was analyzed using SPSS16. Results: Community based education among the students of Health and Nutrition, Dentistry, Para medicine, Pharmacy, Medicine, Nursing and Rehabilitation faculties scored 39.466.59± (average), 78.201.37± (very high), 52.7814.41± (high), 19.485.29± (low), 61.942.22.2± (good), 43.9716.82± (average) and 64.903.45± (high), respectively. Conclusion: The research results showed that community based education had different quality levels in different departments